"Absolutely pathetic they waited for Pete Rose to pass away before giving him his day in the sun," Gary Sheffield Jr. tweeted. "Reprehensible."

Baseball history entered a new chapter this week. Baseball’s late controversial all-time hit king Pete Rose has been taken off the permanently ineligible list. We speak with longtime ESPN announcer and anchor Karl Ravech about what it means for Cooperstown.

The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues’ permanent ineligibility list

The Reds are handing out a replica No. 14 Rose jersey to fans in attendance for their game against the White Sox.

Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

Pete Rose is off the MLB ineligible list and permitted for Hall of Fame consideration. The Cincinnati Reds are taking advantage of the moment.  As luck would have it, the Reds already had "Pete Rose Night" scheduled for Wednesday,

Ahead of Pete Rose Night at Great American Ballpark, White Sox utility man Josh Rojas said MLB reinstating Rose is better late than never, but he wishes Rose was still alive to see it happen.

Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."